Elizabeth Floersch Sells Platte County Farm to John Pitt – $600 ($20K) JUN 15 1855
Copy of the original handwritten record of Elizabeth’s sale on 15 June, 1855 of the farm purchased by John Floersch in Oct,1843. Transcribed record of Elizabeth’s sale on 15 June, 1855, of the farm purchased by John Floersch in Oct,1843. This sale followed the death of John on 13 Jan, 1855, in the Jefferson City, MO, Prison. Following this sale, Elizabeth moved to Pottawatomie County, KS to live with son Michael. Note the error in the description of the land at line 8: “South west quarter”; in the original sale to John, it was described as the “North west quarter”; the latter is believed correct.The blue hi-lighted area shown on this map dated 1877, shows J.S.Williams as subsequent owner of the 160 acres John purchased in 1843. John’s wife Elizabeth had sold the land to a John Pitt on June 15, 1855.
